Profile: "The Fort" was traded from Colorado to Boston before Opening Day and then went from Pawtucket to Pittsburgh's starting lineup in June after both Chris Snyder and Ryan Doumit hit the DL. McKenry has a career .267/.337/.423 line in admittedly cozy Triple-A hitting environments, but the walls caved in at the big league level (.222/.276/.322 in 201 plate appearances) as he struck out nearly a quarter of the time and popped the ball up nearly twice as often as the average hitter. While Doumit is a Twin and Snyder (recovering from back surgery) is a free agent, the Pirates signed Rod Barajas to be their regular catcher in 2012 and still hope prospect Tony Sanchez is the long-term answer. The Fort hopes to hold off Jason Jaramillo for the backup backstop gig. (David Golebiewski)

The Quick Opinion: McKenry might play more than most backup catchers if he makes the Pirates' roster, considering that Barajas is 36 and has caught less than 100 games in each of the past two years. That doesn't mean he should be anywhere near your roster, though.

Profile: Michael McKenry pounded 12 home runs in his 275 plate appearances as the Pirates' backup catcher. He had just as good power numbers in the minors, but with framing expert Russel Martin now on the roster, McKenry likely returns to the reserve catcher role in 2013. His offense is certainly good enough, though, to warrant a starting spot in deeper leagues that start two catchers. (Bradley Woodrum)

Profile: One of just two players named "McKenry" in MLB history -- the other was named "Limb" and got into 27 games for the 1915-16 Reds, so yes, we're finding a way to mention him here -- Michael is probably best known for his nickname these days than anything else. (It's "The Fort," which is everything.) His one positive fantasy attribute is power, which has let him pop 17 homers in 607 career plate appearances, or roughly a full season. Unfortunately, he's got enough downside in his plate approach -- approximately 35% of his career plate appearances have ended in a whiff or a pop-up -- that even the power isn't enough to justify the damage he'll do to you in all other fantasy categories. That's even if he's in the big leagues in 2014; after putting up just a .262 on-base percentage in 2013, McKenry had knee surgery late in the year and was non-tendered by Pittsburgh. He's probably a non-roster invite next season. (Mike Petriello)

The Quick Opinion: The Fort can hit the ball a long way, but it's rare that he's in the lineup and even rarer that his bat connects with the ball, severely limiting his fantasy utility.

Profile: On the surface, Michael McKenry appears to be a vanilla backup catcher who platoons or plays sparingly in relief of his team’s primary backstop. That’s pretty true, but McKenry isn’t all that bad when given opportunities at the plate. He triple slashed .315/.398/.512 with eight home runs and 22 runs batted in in just 192 plate appearances in 2014. Additionally, he can take the free pass (11.5% walk rate in 2014) and excels against right-handed pitching. In fact, McKenry owned the league’s best batting average against right-handed pitchers among catchers with a minimum of 100 plate appearances last year. Forty-one of his 53 hits -- including five of his eight homers -- also came against righties. But now that we’ve discussed the positives, it’s fair to note that McKenry’s batting average on balls in play against right-handers was .404 last season (.307 career BABIP vs. RHP), so the batting average should regress towards that career number. All-in-all, McKenry sounds like a decent platoon option for your deep-league fake baseball team. (Alan Harrison)

The Quick Opinion: Michael McKenry should be valued in deep two-catcher formats or deep mixed leagues where an owner needs a platoon partner. McKenry excels against right-handed pitching, so consider pairing him up with the likes of Brian McCann or Jason Castro who hit less than .220 against righties in 2014.

Profile: What a roller coaster ride it has been for McKenry the past few years. In 2013, he was probably below replacement level for a backup catcher with three homers, no stolen bases, and a .217 average with the Pirates. He went to the Rockies in 2014 and had a career season at age 29 with eight home runs and a .315 AVG. With high hopes going into 2015, he reverted back to his old self with a .205 average and four homers. After being waived by the Rockies, he finds himself fighting for a catcher job with the Rangers. While McKenry may seem to be an afterthought at his position, he has a few traits which may push him to be the everyday catcher for the Rangers. His yearly home run total may not seem impressive, but he has a career 11% home run per fly ball rate. Prorating his home runs to 400 plate appearances, he would average 12 per season. It would be more if his contact rate was higher. Another trait which gets overlooked is his career 10% walk rate. In on-base percentage leagues, his value jumps because of those walks. Of the 62 catchers with 800 plate appearances since 2010, his walk rate is the 16th highest. The final item in his favor is that his Texas catcher competition -- Robinson Chirinos and Chris Gimenez -- is weak. The other two are projected to hit worse than McKenry this upcoming season. Putting all the pieces of information together, he may be a nice reserve round play in two catcher AL-only leagues. (Jeff Zimmerman)

The Quick Opinion: Michael McKenry might be someone to keep an eye on in deep two-catcher leagues and AL-only leagues if he is able to take over as Texas’s primary catcher.